Ford's Fiesta Movement site has issued challenges to a bunch of young, hip "agents" who are spending six months behind the wheel of a 2011 Ford Fiesta and posting videos of their adventures on the site. Here's one of the challenges: It’s a long stretch of classic American road, but it doesn’t show up on … Continue reading Ford issues Route 66 challenges
Category: Road trips
Route 66 tour touts pet adoption
North Shore Animal League America and Fido Friendly magazine are embarking (pun intended) on a cross-country pet adoption tour, called "Get Your Licks on Route 66," this month. The 36-foot-long mobile adoption center will make stops in Los Angeles, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Joplin, St. Louis, Springfield, Ill.; and Chicago Heights. … Continue reading Route 66 tour touts pet adoption
Reality series takes place on Route 66
I'd heard some inkling that a television reality series, "The Great American Road Trip," would be shot on the Mother Road. Looks like it's happening. From UPI: Produced by BBC Worldwide Productions and set to debut on NBC July 7, the show features seven families from divergent backgrounds going on "the journey of a lifetime," … Continue reading Reality series takes place on Route 66
In the Mother Road mood
Here's a good video from a YouTube poster from Norway.
Chicago to L.A. without a drop of gasoline?
NewsOXY.com, an independent news site about new and green technology, says there's something big on the horizon regarding automobiles. However, imagine if you would, a hybrid or plug in electric car which can travel across longer distances? A vehicle which could drive from New York City and arrive in Los Angeles without using a drop … Continue reading Chicago to L.A. without a drop of gasoline?
Taking a T-Bird west
The Panama City (Fla.) News Herald posted an interesting story about Johnny and Judy Bunch driving their restored 1956 Ford Thunderbird on Route 66. The story is good, but the video is better -- mainly because you can see that beautiful car. The other interesting part is this excerpt: Although tourism is the main draw … Continue reading Taking a T-Bird west
Hand pedal power
Norberto de Angelis, the Italian man who sought to travel Route 66 on a specially equipped hand bicycle, apparently is on the Mother Road now. KOTV in Tulsa caught up with him. The former football player was partly paralyzed in a car accident, and is using the hand bicycle as a form of physical therapy. … Continue reading Hand pedal power
Where did that Ford Fairlane come from?
A bunch of people noticed the beautiful 1950s Ford Fairlane convertible that "Good Morning America Weekend" anchorwoman Kate Snow and her sister drove during a recent trip on Route 66. The Claremore (Okla.) Daily Progress answers the question on the source of the automobile. Its a 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner with retractable hardtop, owned … Continue reading Where did that Ford Fairlane come from?
Return to the road
In 1999, Chicago-based writer Tim Steil and photographer Jim Luning embarked on a trip together down Route 66 to collect material that produced an excellent book, "Route 66." Steil also wrote an online journal during the trip, which I recommend you read. Steil and Luning are returning to the Mother Road next month, on the … Continue reading Return to the road
Novel takes place on Route 66
Jane Sutton wrote a book, "The Ride," part of which takes place on the Mother Road. Hot Indie News has this description: Barbie Anderson approached that fateful Thursday much as she had the other 8,395 days of her marriage. However, on that morning, one phone call begins a sequence of events that turns her mundane … Continue reading Novel takes place on Route 66